Property

Former Sanatorium on Mount Parnitha Declared a Listed Building

The abandoned sanatorium, a favorite haunt for ghost hunters, was built in the 1930s.

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History

High Tech Solution for Earthquake-Hit Cretan Churches

The National Technical University of Athens is to create "advanced" computerized replicas of 11 destroyed monuments in a bid to restore them to their original condition.

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History

Watch: Undated Wreck of Exploded Ship Found Off Kythnos

A previously unknown shipwreck was discovered last month by a professional diver off the western coast of the island of Kythnos, near Attica.

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History

New Photo Archive on Santorini

Over the last decade, a team of volunteers has been putting together an archive aimed at preserving, recording and digitizing the cultural heritage of the popular Cycladic island of Santorini.

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CULTURE & LIFESTYLE

Kea Opens Spectacular Shipwreck Dive Sites

Three shipwrecks off the Cycladic island’s coast are listed as underwater monuments, as a new framework for diving tourism makes great strides.

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History

Sifnos Celebrates the Revival of its Ancient Tower Tradition

The ancient practice of sending warning signals between towers and citadels in the event of a pirate raid is recreated on the Cycladic island of Sifnos.

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History

Kea’s Seabed Museum of Historic Shipwrecks

Certified scuba divers are in for a treat at a new marine park off Kea island, which aims to significantly regenerate sea life.

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History

The Return of a Mycenaean Treasure

Greek Culture Ministry has tracked down and brought back a seal ring donated to the Nobel Foundation in Sweden.

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